Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
问题1选项
A.Deterioration in the quality of new music.
B.Insights into the features of good music.
C.Older people’s changing musical tastes.
D.Older people’s aversion to new music.
问题2选项
A.They no longer listen to new music.
B.They find all music sounds the same.
C.They can make subtle distinctions about music.
D.They seldom listen to songs released in their teens.
问题3选项
A.The more you are exposed to something, the more familiar it’ll be to you.
B.The more you are exposed to something, the deeper you’ll understand it.
C.The more you experience something, the longer you’ll remember it.
D.The more you experience something, the better you’ll appreciate it.
问题4选项
A.Teenagers’ memories are more lasting.
B.Teenagers’ emotions are more intense.
C.Teenagers are much more sensitive.
D.Teenagers are much more sentimental.
Recording Three [22] Why do old people dislike new music? As I’ve grown older, I often hear people my age say things like they just don’t make good music like they used to. Why does this happen? Luckily, psychology can give us some insights into this puzzle. Musical tastes begin to crystallize as early as age 13 or 14. By the time we’re in our early 20s, these tastes get locked into place pretty firmly. [23] In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have stopped listening to new music. Meanwhile, popular songs released when you’re in your early teens are likely to remain quite popular among your age group for the rest of your life. There could be a biological explanation for this, as there’s evidence that the brain’s ability to make subtle distinctions between different chords, rhythms, and melodies deteriorates with age. So to older people, newer, less familiar songs might all “sound the same”. [22] But there’re maybe some simpler reasons for older people’s aversion to newer music. [24] One of the most researched laws of social psychology is something called the “mere exposure effect”, which in essence means that the more we’re exposed to something, the more we tend to like it. This happens with people we know, the advertisements we see, and the songs we listen to. When you’re in your early teens, you probably spend a fair amount of time listening to music or watching music videos. Your favorite songs and artists become familiar, comforting parts of your routine. For many people over 30, job and family obligations increase, so there’s less time to spend discovering new music. Instead, many will simply listen to old, familiar favorites from that period of their lives when they had more free time. Of course, those teen years weren’t necessarily carefree. They’re famously confusing, which is why so many TV shows and movies revolve around the high school turmoil. [25] Psychology research has shown that the emotions that we experience as teens seem more intense than those that come later. And we also know that intense emotions are associated with stronger memories and preferences. Both of these might explain why the songs we listen to during this period become so memorable and beloved. So there’s nothing wrong with your parents because they don’t like your music. Rather, it’s all part of the natural order of things.
22. What does the speaker mainly discuss in this talk? 【试题答案】D 【试题解析】题目问说话者在这次演讲中主要讨论了什么？录音开头就提出为什么老年人不喜欢新音乐的问题，后来提到也许还有一些更简单的原因导致老年人对新音乐的反感。因此D选项“老年人对新音乐的反感”正确。A选项“新音乐质量的下降”、B选项“对好音乐特点的洞察”以及C选项“老年人不断变化的音乐品味”均不是这次演讲讨论的主要内容，因此排除。 23. What have studies found about most people by the time they turned 33? 【试题答案】A 【试题解析】题目问关于大多数到了33岁的人，研究发现了什么？录音提到，研究发现，在我们到了33岁的时候，我们中的大多数人已经不再听新音乐了。A选项中的no longer是原文stopped的同义转述，因此A选项“他们不再听新音乐”正确。B选项“他们觉得所有音乐都一样”表述过于绝对，原文中说的是上了年纪的人觉得较新的、较不熟悉的音乐听上去都一样，并不是所有的音乐，因此B选项排除；C选项“他们能对音乐进行细微的区分”，与原文表述恰好相反，录音提到的是随着年龄的增长，大脑对不同和弦、节奏和旋律进行微妙区分的能力会退化，因此C选项错误；D选项“他们很少听十几岁时发行的歌曲”表述错误，录音中提及，在你十几岁的时候发布的流行歌曲，很可能在你的余生中，在你的同龄人中仍然非常受欢迎，因此D选项也可排除。 24. What do we learn from one of the most researched laws of social psychology? 【试题答案】D 【试题解析】题目问从社会心理学中被研究得最多的一个规律中，我们能学到什么？录音中提及，社会心理学研究最多的定律之一是“纯粹接触效应”的东西，从本质上说，这意味着我们越接触某样东西，我们越倾向于喜欢它。D选项“你对某事物感受得越多，你就越喜欢它”是对录音原文的同义转述，因此正确。A选项“你接触某事物越多，你对它就越熟悉”；B选项“你接触某事物越多，你就会对它理解得越深刻”以及C选项“你对某事物感受得越多，你记住它的时间就越长”均不正确。 25. What might explain the fact that songs people listen to in their teen years are memorable and beloved? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】题目问人们在青少年时期所听的歌曲都是他们难忘的、喜爱的，这可能是什么原因？录音提到，心理学研究表明，我们在青少年时期所经历的情绪似乎比后来的情绪更加强烈。而且我们还知道，强烈的情绪与更强的记忆和喜好有关。这两点或许可以解释为什么我们在这一时期听的歌曲会变得如此令人难忘和深受喜爱。因此B选项“青少年的情绪更强烈”正确。A选项“青少年的记忆更持久”；C选项“青少年更敏感”和D选项“青少年更多愁善感”在录音中均没有信息提及，因此排除。
